Geek Girl by Holly Smale

Geek Girl (Geek Girl, #1)

by Holly Smale

Now a major Netflix series!

“My name is Harriet Manners, and I am a geek.”

Harriet Manners knows that a cat has 32 muscles in each ear, a “jiffy” lasts 1/100th of a second, and the average person laughs 15 times per day.

But she doesn’t know why nobody at school seems to like her.

So when Harriet is spotted by a top model agent, she grabs the chance to reinvent herself. Even if it means stealing her best friend's dream, incurring the wrath of her arch enemy Alexa, and repeatedly humiliating herself in front of impossibly handsome model Nick. Even if it means lying to the people she loves.

As her old life starts to fall apart, will Harriet be able to transform herself before she ruins everything?

The first book in the Geek Girl series, now a live-action Netflix series.

Reviewed by ladygrey on

3.5 of 5 stars

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Totally adorable and hilarious. It's not often that a book makes me laugh out loud but this one did a few times. “Sniffing my hands.” Though, Harriet is a more of a nerd than a geek. But geek is a better word and it's, admittedly, a subtle distinction. Pointing that distinction out probably makes me a geek.

Even though it's British, it oddly felt a little Australian to me at times. Like the comedy version of an Australian author. I don't know why.

I liked that even though it's uncomfortable at times it's also sweet and comforting and rather genuine for all it's totally unrealistic and fantastic aspects.

 

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